balung

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balung

1. giant tree

From Old Balinese baluṅ. Cognate of Javanese ꦧꦭꦸꦁ (balung).

balung (Balinese script ᬩᬮᬸᬂ)

1. bone

• Hyphenation: ba‧lung
• IPA^(key): /baˈluŋ/ [baˈluŋ]

balúng

1. alternative spelling of balong (“drunk; intoxicated”)

• IPA^(key): [ˈbalʊŋ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧lung

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦭꦸꦁ (balung), from Old Javanese baluṅ.

balung (plural balung-balung)

1. cockscomb

   Synonym: jengger

2. (dialect, Java) bone

   Synonym: tulang

balung (plural balung-balung)

1. serpentine ghost

   Synonym: hantu badai

balung (plural balung-balung)

1. place for hardening parang

• “balung”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

From Old Javanese baluṅ.

balung

1. bone

balung

1. romanization of ꦧꦭꦸꦁ

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /baloŋ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /balʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -luŋ, -loŋ, -uŋ, -oŋ

balung (Jawi spelling بالوڠ, plural balung-balung or balung²)

1. cockscomb (fleshy red crest of a rooster)

• balong

• "balung" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Compare Atayal bazing.

balung

1. (Tgdaya, Truku) egg